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But her head tipped back a bit for hiument… from the ADA? "
She pulled out her keys and was happy her hands didn’t tremble "I’m not stupid, Donovan"
"Jude"
Erin had to s at that Too personal Be careful, can’t let hi soood idea" If only she hadn’t been alone the last tiht her
No If Jude wanted to stay, yeah, that’d be more than fine with her
Her hand twisted and she shoved the key into the lock
"One thing" His breath blew against her hair
Erin licked her lips
"That whole keeping-e that rule, all you have to do is say so"
A quick push and the door creaked open Glancing over her shoulder, she found his eyes blazing at her "I’ll keep that in aze dropped to her lips "Good ’Cause like I said, at Night Watch, we aim to please"
She just bet he knew exactly how to please a wo I throw at hie burned in her mind It wouldn’t be like it had been with the others First Jon, with his shaking hands and sweaty palot a little too carried away
It wouldn’t be like that
And it wouldn’t be like when she’d tried a bit of bondage in college, thinking the ropes would hold her down and keep Lyle safe
They’d snapped in an instant and she’d drawn blood seconds later with her claws
Wouldn’t be like that Not with another shifter
"Thinking about it, are you?"
Her cheeks burned "No" Easy lie "I’ I don’t want to see the blood inside" Okay, true enough
He nudged her into the house "You don’t have to I sent a teaive you the all clear"
"You did?"
"Umm…" His nostrils flared "I swear, you have the sexiest scent Woman, roses, and…wild"
Wild--ani she hadn’t even noticed until thaton the man--and it hit the floor with a thud "I also took the liberty of upgrading your security systerade? But I already paid for a top of the line systeood
A quick s "This one’s better It’s not on the raded her protection, and he was there to stay the night Erin could only shake her head
"You’re not what I expected, Jude Donovan" Not at all
"Sweetheart, you ain’t seen nothing yet"
The radio blared, rocking the car Not the classic, easy listening crap that Lee Givens listened to when clients or coworkers were around
No, his h His thu wheel as he snaked down the winding roads leading to his house
Another daet home, shower the stench of his clients off his skin, then put in a call to his ex-wife This weekend was his son Tommy’s fifth birthday, and he would be at that party He’d missed the last three weekends with Tootten the all clear They werehis ass to prove himself Now he’d take the plush office and easy street
He had Toe, waiting for the kid
Yeah, he’d call Melissa, even though it was late, because he hts flashed in his rearview mirror
"Shit!" Lee jerked the wheel and the tires screeched "Asshole, turn off the brights!" He steadied the car and thought about throwing up a proer The shitass behind hihts were low
Lee shoved his foot down on the gas He’d lose the jerk Couplethe last stretch for hohts shot closer
He stiffened "If you want to pass, move the fuck around!" He rolled down hisand shoved his ar his hand forward "Come around!" Don’t need this shit He should have moved closer to the office, but he’d kept the house
Melissa liked it Tommy had a tree house in the back If they came home, they’d need a place to--
The other vehicle sla forward "What the fuck!" Fear dried his throat Shit Shit
Shit
An attack
He’d handled too otten too many threats
Threats he’d never taken seriously Until now
He pinned the gas pedal flat against the floorboard but the other vehicle was closing in on hiain All he could see in his rearviewstars dance before his eyes
What the hell did that guy have under his fucking hood?
Jesus! He swiped the sweat off his forehead No, no way--
The car slaain
Lee’s car jerked and his head snapped back The seatbelt bit into his shoulder and chest and he tasted blood on his tongue His teeth had snapped closed on it Lee spit, snarling as--
The car flew up on the left Lee finally caught a gli, black SUV Tinted s What the hell?
Too close
His knuckles whitened around the wheel
The black bitch slammed into the side of his car
His secondhand BMW couldn’t take the ie of the road, tre
Not like this He couldn’t go out like this!
His breath heaved out His heartbeat slammed so loudly in his ears he could barely hear the radio anymore
The SUV plowed into hiht
The car tuain
Glass shattered The air bag exploded before him, a white cloud that surrounded him
The radio died
Metal crunched Twisted The top of the car thudded into the earth
Oh, God, Tommy--
Sorry, son
Too easy He smiled as he watched the blue car fly into the tree Steam exploded from the hood
Humans were so weak
Hardly worth his time
But if the bastard had survived the crash, maybe he could have a bit of fun with the lawyer
Maybe a lot of fun
Shts flashed in the distance
Daine reached his ears One of those big, souped-up trucks that the hicks in this area seemed to love
His jaw clenched This kill wasn’t over